Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 1151 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (274)

Chapter 1151 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (two hundred and seventy-four)

Prime Minister Song and Wei Ying, the father-in-law and son-in-law, looked at each other with a hint of helplessness. They had never expected that Concubine Tian had actually tricked the emperor into issuing an edict of succession.

I don’t know whether the Empress and the Crown Prince were inferior to the Imperial Preceptor and Concubine Tian in their methods, or whether the Emperor was simply too foolish to believe that the Crown Prince had poisoned him.

Perhaps the emperor, putting himself in his own shoes, felt that if he were the crown prince, the throne would be within his grasp, but his own father was blocking his way, and he wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. So when the emperor learned that he had been poisoned and was about to die, he did not doubt that it was the crown prince who had done it.

If the imperial edict was fake, none of the ministers would support Zhao Yu as emperor. But now the imperial edict was handed over to Concubine Tian personally by General Shi, and there is no problem with the seal and handwriting.

Even from the slightly messy handwriting, one can see how unwilling the emperor was to die. There was also a bloody thumbprint on the back of the imperial edict, which all told the story of the collapse of a generation of emperors.

Heshi, the chief steward, was also old, with white hair creeping up to his temples. When the emperor passed away, he stood by in silence, tears streaming down his face, and didn't speak. Only when Prime Minister Song asked him about it did he talk about what had happened.

Poison was put in the emperor's daily tonic, and he should have died from the poison. Fortunately, the imperial teacher was in the palace and arrived in time to rescue the emperor. The emperor found out that it was the prince and the queen who worked together to let the poison enter his mouth during the numerous examinations. Before his death, the emperor wrote an edict to pass the throne to Prince Ren.

Concubine Tian added that she ordered people to capture the empress and the crown prince, but the two disobeyed the order and brought their eunuchs, maids, and guards to fight with the imperial guards. Nearly a thousand people were killed or injured before they were captured.

Wei Ying couldn't help but glance at Zhao Jing again. The commander of the Imperial Guards, a relative of Concubine Jia, hadn't reported such a major event to Zhao Jing. It seemed Concubine Tian had a very sophisticated plan. Zhao Jing's mouth was gagged, and he looked anxiously at the ministers. The moment he met Wei Ying's gaze, his eyes were filled with pleading and hope.

Faced with the imperial edict, some ministers expressed their obedience to His Majesty's will.

However, some ministers expressed doubts, believing that both His Majesty's death and the imperial edict were suspicious.

Your Majesty personally trained Crown Prince Zhao Jing, so how could he easily pass the throne to someone else? Furthermore, Zhao Jing was already the Crown Prince and had long been acting as Regent. Even though father and son had recently fallen out, and the Imperial Preceptor had said the Crown Prince was a lonely and unlucky person, and would bring disaster to his father and mother, the Emperor hadn't deposed him. So why would the Crown Prince kill his father?

Especially the queen. No matter who ascends the throne, she is the empress dowager. Zhao Jing is not her biological son, and his name is not registered under her name. There is no need for her to risk killing her husband.

Moreover, the emperor has always been kind. Even if Concubine Tian committed a serious mistake and poisoned Concubine Jia, she was only confined to her house for a few years. How could he order the death of the empress and the prince?

The Imperial Preceptor supported Concubine Tian and Zhao Yu. Prince Heshun looked at the Imperial Preceptor, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked to summon all the imperial doctors and powerful coroners from the Dali Temple to perform an autopsy on his brother's body.

Concubine Tian stopped him, shouting, "How dare you! His Majesty's body is still warm, and you, Heshun, dare to offend His Majesty!"

Prince Heshun was furious and scolded Concubine Tian for having ulterior motives. He said that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs and that this move must be to cover up the secret.

The Imperial Master sighed and took the initiative to comply with Prince Heshun's request. He called the imperial physician and asked the Minister of Justice to find two coroners.

The result was just as Concubine Tian said, His Majesty died of poisoning, and all the evidence pointed to the Queen and the Crown Prince.

Even so, there were ministers who stood on the side of the Queen and the Crown Prince, because they had been on the Crown Prince's side from the beginning to the end, and had even dealt many blows to Zhao Yu and the Tian family. If the Crown Prince did not ascend the throne, they would be liquidated.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors, why should we keep you here?"

As soon as Concubine Tian threw the cup, a large number of imperial guards rushed in. Among them, the prince's party, who had caused the most trouble, was regarded by Concubine Tian as the culprit and was beheaded. The opposition voices instantly died down.

Concubine Tian and the Imperial Master have joined forces and have already taken control of the imperial palace. A group of imperial guards have surrounded the palace. If these ministers refuse to obey, they may be killed by Concubine Tian.

In this situation, it was time for Wei Ying, Prime Minister Song and others to make a decision.

Concubine Tian smiled and said, "Prince Heshun, Prime Minister Song, Duke Anguo, Marquis Anping, and the six ministers, why don't you pay your respects to the new emperor?"

Zhao Yu rubbed his hands and stared at the ministers intently.